Watercolor Artist, February 2018

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Painting With Passion
and Savvy
Alvaro Castagnet’s light-fi lled
paintings, grounded in his
attention to technique, also rely
on feeling and intuition.
BY JOHN A. PARKS
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Smooth Sailing
Although a passion for sailing
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and the water inspires much of
Judy Saltzman’s painting, her
subject matter is remarkably diverse.
BY AMY LEIBROCK
48
A Memory of Place
With an eye to the light, Igor Sava
captures the mood and character
of the great cities of the world.
BY ANNE HEVENER
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The Year’s Best Paintings
Discover the stories behind select
paintings, along with juror insights,
in this celebration of society show-
stoppers from the past year.
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| February 2018 1
February 2018
columns
4 Editor’s Note
6 Featured Artists
8 Making a Splash
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12 Creativity Workshop
Whichshouldcomefirst?
Thesubjectorformat?
BYJEANGRASTORF
18 Meet the Masters
AnearlyWinslowHomerwatercolor
foretellsthemakingofamaster.
BYTAMERALENZMUENTE
22 Studio Staples
on the cover
Twelvetopprofessionalssharebest
practicesfororderinthestudio.
Top Award Winners 58
BYANNEHEVENER
A City View 28 and 48
77 Watercolor Essentials
Order in the Studio 22
Evenwhenpaintingasnowy
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landscapecoveredinwhite,you Paint Wintry Scenes 77
stillhaveyourchoiceofpalettes. Form(at) & Function 12
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The Power of Play 18
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byAlvaroCastagnet
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featured artists
Alvaro Castagnet Igor Sava Judy Saltzman
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AlvaroCastagnet(page28)wasbornandlives Igor Sava (page 48) was born in the 1970s Judy Saltzman (page 38) calls Sarasota, Fla.,
inMontevideo,Uruguay,wherehisfatherfirst inSoviet Moldova. He attended a fi ne arts home. She melds “realism and impression-
introducedhimtowatercolor.Hetrainedas high school and earned a university degree ism to create visual intricacy, adding layers
anartistinMontevideo,firstattheNational ingraphic design. When he moved to Rome, of color for harmony,” to create her sailing
SchoolofArtandthenattheFineArts hiscurrent home, he studied at the Academy series, as well as other subjects. She’s a
University.Hehasbeenexhibitinghiswork ofFine Arts. Sava participates in numer- signature member of numerous art societies,
since1985andisthewinnerofmanyawards. ous international exhibitions and conducts including the National Watercolor Society, for
Heteachesandjuriesthroughouttheworld. watercolor workshops around the world. which she serves as web director.
Jean Grastorf Geoff Kersey Iain Stewart
jeangrastorf.com geoff kersey.co.uk iainstew.fi neartstudioonline.com
AmasterstatusmemberoftheTransparent Asa professional landscape artist who Iain Stewart (page 88), of Opelika, Ala.,
WatercolorSocietyofAmericaandadol- works primarily in watercolor, U.K.-based is a watercolor artist and a sought-after
phinfellowshipmemberoftheAmerican Geoff Kersey (page 77) shares his love juror and workshop instructor. A signature
WatercolorSociety,JeanGrastorf(page ofthe medium through his instructional member of both the American and National
12)isrenownedforhersignaturepoured articles, books, videos and workshops. The Watercolor Societies, Stewart has garnered
paintingtechnique,whichshesharesvia artist’s latest book is Painting Perspective, numerous awards for his work in international
workshopsintheU.S.andabroad.She’sa Depth and Distance in Watercolour (Search competitions. He’s also an architectural illus-
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